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    • Mar 7, 1971
    Gilley's nightclub opens in Pasadena, Texas. Named for part-owner Mickey Gilley, the home of the mechanical bull provides the inspiration for the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," which results in a short-term country trend
    Apr 4, 1971
    George Jones opens his Old Plantation Music Park in Lakeland, Florida. He headlines a day-one concert that also features Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Harold Morrison, Anthony Armstrong Jones and emcee Ralph Emery
    Jul 17, 1971
    Roger Miller's King of the Road Motor Inns become a chain with the establishment of a second franchise in Columbia, South Carolina. Ten hotels are projected in the subsequent five years; none materialize
    Dec 11, 1971
    Gene Autry's California Angels make the most significant trade in their history. They send shortstop Bill Fregosi to the New York Mets for four players, including future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan
    Mar 16, 1976
    Six years after Roger Miller's King of the Road Motor Inn opened at 211 N. First Street in downtown Nashville, the hotel becomes the Hilton Inn Central, following a series of sales and bankruptcies
    Jul 1, 1976
    Faron Young opens a Nashville nightclub: Faron Young's Jail House
    Mar 13, 1977
    The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry and his Golden West Broadcasters have purchased Detroit radio station WCAR
    Jan 18, 1979
    Country Hall of Famer Gene Autry's baseball team, the California Angels, announces the acquisition of star player Rod Carew
    Sep 25, 1979
    Gene Autry wins the first division title in his 19 years as owner of the California Angels when the team clinches the American League West with a 4-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals at Anaheim Stadium. Richard Nixon joins Autry after the game for the clubhouse champagne celebration
    Oct 3, 1979
    The California Angels baseball team, owned by Country Music Hall of Fame member Gene Autry, plays its first postseason game in their 19-year history, losing to the Orioles, 6-3, in a 10-inning game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore



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